xbox 360 vga help

ok thanks , i thought pc moniters could display hd thogh

Dont listen to that guy, he's misleading you. That is most definitely a High-Def monitor and yes, if you plug in a VGA cable, you can get a res of 1024x768, which basically translates to 720p.

Seriously, why people feel they could give advice when they don't know what they're talking about is beyond me....

Excuse me, but 1024 x 768 is not HD. HD is 720p (1280 x 720) and 1080i/p (1920 x 1080). 1024 x 768 is XGA. Using the VGA cable will not give you an HD picture on that particular TV.. Please take your own advice.Bane_v2

Excuse me, but 1024 x 768 is not HD. HD is 720p (1280 x 720) and 1080i/p (1920 x 1080). 1024 x 768 is XGA. Using the VGA cable will not give you an HD picture on that particular TV.. Please take your own advice.Bane_v2

You will think someone witha internet will know how to research correct info.OoSuperMarioO

Please take your own advice.Bane_v2

I think he means its not HD because its not widescreen, which in my opinion is a big thing about HD.Seemore10

Excuse me, but 1024 x 768 is not HD. HD is 720p (1280 x 720) and 1080i/p (1920 x 1080). 1024 x 768 is XGA. Using the VGA cable will not give you an HD picture on that particular TV.. Please take your own advice.Bane_v2

Yes it is. 1024x768 is the 4:3 version of 1280 x 720. I'm not trying to be an ass here, but you are in fact mistaken.

When he plugs in a VGA cable, the difference between running his games at 1024 x 768 in comparison to 640 x 480 will be very noticeable.

[QUOTE="Bane_v2"]Excuse me, but 1024 x 768 is not HD. HD is 720p (1280 x 720) and 1080i/p (1920 x 1080). 1024 x 768 is XGA. Using the VGA cable will not give you an HD picture on that particular TV.. Please take your own advice.TheCrazed420

Yes it is. 1024x768 is the 4:3 version of 1280 x 720. I'm not trying to be an ass here, but you are in fact mistaken.

When he plugs in a VGA cable, the difference between running his games at 1024 x 768 in comparison to 640 x 480 will be very noticeable.

Agreed it will look much better. As someone said before, don't give advice if you don't know what you are talking about... My monitor is 1680 x 1050, that doesn't mean it won't look HD...

HDTV uses a “widescreen format.” “Widescreen format” refers to an image's aspect ratio, which is a comparison of screen width to screen height. Analog television has an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, which means the screen is 4 units wide by 3 units high. The aspect ratio of HDTV is 16 by 9, similar to a movie theater screen. HDTV programs can include Dolby Digital surround sound, the same digital sound system used in many movie theaters and DVDs.

High definition television is the highest form of digital television. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio, which is the same as a movie theater screen. This is possibly HD’s biggest selling point. The other is the resolution. High definition is the best available picture on a television. It comes in three different flavors: 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

Okay. I'm not trying to be an ass either, but I think we're getting caught up in semantics here. High Definition television is by definition widescreen. There is no 4:3 version of High Definition television. If your TV is 4:3 it's not HD. Please Google "what is hdtv" and have a look. Here are a couple of samples of what you'll find. http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#whatishighdefinition

HDTV uses a "widescreen format." "Widescreen format" refers to an image's aspect ratio, which is a comparison of screen width to screen height. Analog television has an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, which means the screen is 4 units wide by 3 units high. The aspect ratio of HDTV is 16 by 9, similar to a movie theater screen. HDTV programs can include Dolby Digital surround sound, the same digital sound system used in many movie theaters and DVDs.Bane_v2

http://tv.about.com/od/hdtv/a/whatisHDTV.htm

High definition television is the highest form of digital television. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio, which is the same as a movie theater screen. This is possibly HD's biggest selling point. The other is the resolution. High definition is the best available picture on a television. It comes in three different flavors: 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

Note the "three different flavors" comment as that confirms what I said about 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080. If you want to talk about computer display standards there's a whole lot of them, but most are unrelated to HD televisions or HDTV standards. I believe you're thinking of high resolution, not high definition, which is what I meant about being caught up in semantics. The TC's monitor, at a resolution of 1024 x 768, is definitely not high definition and not a very high resolution either. :)

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Advent-15-LCD-HDTV-Monitor-L1510A/sem/rpsm/oid/163703/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Please read to me in this link I'm about to post you writes and then tell world that you are what the last guy named you.OoSuperMarioO

Compatibility: This TV has a resolution of 1024 x 768, and it's compatible with 1080i/720p/480p/480i digital programming.

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]Please read to me in this link I'm about to post you writes and then tell world that you are what the last guy named you.Bane_v2

Compatibility: This TV has a resolution of 1024 x 768, and it's compatible with 1080i/720p/480p/480i digital programming.

-Super Mario

It's commonly accepted that anything above 800 x 600 is High-Definition. The aspect ratio deosn't really matter.

http://www.cnet.com/4520-7874_1-5137915-1.html

Scroll down youll see that it states 1024 x 768 as an HD resolution. Also google High Definition 1024 x 768 and see the many pages of HDTVs being sold with a 1024 x 768 resolution. I can agree with you that its the lower end of HighDef, but it is not a Standard TV resolution.

Dont listen to that guy, he's misleading you. That is most definitely a High-Def monitor and yes, if you plug in a VGA cable, you can get a res of 1024x768, which basically translates to 720p.

TheCrazed420

http://www.ixbt.com/dvd/benq/pb7220/connectors.jpg my laptop has that RGB IN so thats that work? ragogt

Most laptops won't have the thruput connector needed to connect your 360. You need a standalone monitor.

Okay. I'm not trying to be an ass either, but I think we're getting caught up in semantics here. High Definition television is by definition widescreen. There is no 4:3 version of High Definition television. If your TV is 4:3 it's not HD. Please Google "what is hdtv" and have a look. Here are a couple of samples of what you'll find. http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#whatishighdefinition

HDTV uses a "widescreen format." "Widescreen format" refers to an image's aspect ratio, which is a comparison of screen width to screen height. Analog television has an aspect ratio of 4 by 3, which means the screen is 4 units wide by 3 units high. The aspect ratio of HDTV is 16 by 9, similar to a movie theater screen. HDTV programs can include Dolby Digital surround sound, the same digital sound system used in many movie theaters and DVDs.Bane_v2

http://tv.about.com/od/hdtv/a/whatisHDTV.htm

High definition television is the highest form of digital television. It has a 16:9 aspect ratio, which is the same as a movie theater screen. This is possibly HD's biggest selling point. The other is the resolution. High definition is the best available picture on a television. It comes in three different flavors: 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

Note the "three different flavors" comment as that confirms what I said about 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080. If you want to talk about computer display standards there's a whole lot of them, but most are unrelated to HD televisions or HDTV standards. I believe you're thinking of high resolution, not high definition, which is what I meant about being caught up in semantics. The TC's monitor, at a resolution of 1024 x 768, is definitely not high definition and not a very high resolution either. :)

Ok, you're being very silly now.

1024*768 is a higher number than 1280*720 (to put it in laymans speak)

HD is HIGH DEFINITION, not nice widescreen. It refers (primarily) to the number of pixels making up the image (the more the better). HD is not set in stone as 720 or 1080p. There's a reason why using the vga cable with the 360 gives different resolutions.

As for it not being widescreen, it's not ideal, but the 360 will scale it to be 1024*768 (which isn't a widescreen resolution, but still a high definition resolution), it's a widely known fact (DO NOT DISAGREE ON THIS BIT) that pc monitors have been widescreen for very long, but most of them are NOT widescreen. It does not make a difference to it being HD or not.